Gone Fischin’

Did You Know? (version 1 and/or version 2) has now been seen by over 10 million people online. This is the post that went viral in February 2007. In November 2007 it was nominated for an Edublog award.

[update: please see my comment below regarding permission rights to use this presentation; also, Karl says that the music is a mix of three tracks from The Last of the Mohicans]

Earlier this month I thanked Karl Fisch for his wonderful Did You Know? presentation. I’ve been playing around with a modified version of his original files and Karl has given me permission to make the new version available to folks. Here it is:

I’m using the presentation with a variety of different audiences: preservice teachers, district leadership and/or technology planning teams, doctoral students in colleges of education, other teachers and administrators, etc. As we all do so, let’s keep in mind Karl’s e-mail message to me:

I’m glad the presentation is making an impact – that was the idea, of course (although mostly for my own staff, I didn’t know it would take on a life of its own!). I hope that the conversations it starts don’t just stop at conversations, but actually translate into actions for our students.

65 Responses to “Gone Fischin’”

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Dear Mr. McLeod: I posted the video version of “Did You Know?” at the Facebook Group called West Virginia Info Depot — a group devoted to education and technology in the state of West Virginia. Facebook received a copyright violation complaint and removed the video. They are requesting some kind of verification that I have permission to post the video, which has drawn a lot of attention in our technologically deprived state. I read the Creative Commons statement, and now I am asking for your permission to post the video, with credit given to you and Karl Fisch. Thank you for considering my request. Ted Nesbitt, Librarian, West Liberty State College, West Virginia

It’s a great rhetorical devise, however, do you integrate history into education of one’s interaction with the now-that-is-the-future (and ever extending/expanding selves)? Humans interacting with technology is as old as the concept “human,” along with fear associated with an extended body-concept. There are many great accessible and theoretical texts that can integrate media studies in education without the feeling that “this is all new to the modern individual.” It’s a new set of problems, yet the problem itself has existed since signified/abstract communication (speech), writing, modes of mobility, printing press, electronics (radio), etc… and there are precedents for approaches.

On our new Didya Know page, were breaking down the stats sources from the popular fact-filled Did You Know videos, along w/ updates and errata lotsa the latter. In fact weve found so many errors, the page has b…

i first heard of this under the title of shift happens. but i found out it was a presentation by Karl Fisch to fellow arapahoe high school teachers under the title did you know?. his intentions and hopes for …

Dangerously Irrelevant: Gone Fischin’. Gone Fischin'[update: please see my comment below regarding permission rights to use this presentation; also, Karl says that the music is a mix of three tracks from The Last of the Mohicans] Earlier this month I t…

Scott McLeod reposted the video about how the world is getting flat fast. If you havent seen it I advise taking the time. It took me awhile to remember the music. Excellent pun.
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